(HBO) – The Central Steering Committee for Natural Diaster Prevention and Control led by Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Hoang Quoc Vuong has inspected flood relief works in Hoa Binh province.
Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van
Dung, and representatives from departments, agencies, the People’s Committees
and Ky Son People’s Committee of Hoa Binh city and Ky Son district were present
at a working session with the delegation on August 14.
Reporting local damage triggered by natural disasters, and the province’s
post-disaster recovery, the provincial People’s Committee said that natural
calamities have caused heavy losses in local production and infrastructure.
Total damage is estimated at over 1.29 trillion VND. Meanwhile, 741 households
have been affected, and thousands of hectares of crops have been devastated. Local
roads have been blocked by tens of cubic metres of rock and soil.
Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade
Hoang Quoc Vuong and the working group inspect landslide and crack sites on road
No.445 in May Giay hamlet, Dan Ha commune, Ky Son district.
The provincial People’s Committee proposed the working group support
the locality to carry out urgent works to overcome consequences of natural
disasters, including the tackling erosion and landslide sites in the lower
basin of Da river and on road No.445, and upgrading the dyke system on the left
bank of Da river and residential group 26 of Hoa Binh city’s Dong Tien ward.
It is necessary to ensure stability for disaster-hit households as well, the
people’s committee said.
On behalf of the working group, Vuong took note recovery efforts of Hoa Binh
and asked local authorities to actively implement measures in response to
natural disasters. Attention should be paid to updating weather developments as
well as inspecting and strengthening dykes, irrigational, transport and public
works.
Meanwhile, relevant parties should strictly follow the operation process to
ensure safety for reservoirs during the rainy season, he noticed.
Vuong said that the efforts will help the locality to mitigate damage caused by
natural disasters, and stabilise local lives soon./.
In recent years, Thung Nai commune on has undergone significant changes in its appearance, landscape, and lives of local residents. Road 435 from Hoa Binh City to Tan Lac district’s Suoi Hoa commune, passing through the Thung Nai commune, has helped attract many tourists to the area.
A seminar on promoting the startup movement among high school students has been held recently by the provincial Department of Education and Training and the Vietnam National University of Agriculture at Tan Lac High School in Tan Lac district of Hoa Binh province.
In the morning of April 24th, at Uncle Ho’s Monument on Hoa Binh Hydroelectric Project, Vietnam Youth Federation coordinated with Hoa Binh Youth Federation to organize the journey "I love my Fatherland” to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory.
From the fact that the market takes place only every Tuesday, Bo market in Van Son commune (Tan Lac) officially takes place every Sunday from March 24. Thereby, the aim is to turn the market into a place promoting the cultural identity of Muong people in Hoa Binh and the consumption of goods and products of the neighboring communes, meeting the needs of tourists for the local products when travelling to Van Son at weekends.
Nguyen Van Toan, Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee, chaired a meeting of the Steering Committee on Population and Development.
